New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-29
UANDrES "MFSSIAH."

Tho dismal rain storm which prevailed n"ary al
dov Yesterday brought with II femonSfra'ion That
the pnllIc devotion 70 HandePs Messla az us an
rual hrsim slie performance ly the oiatoro society
s roof against The most hScouiagng niuencrs. Tho
Netropolitan Opera House almost completely hed
with auditors many of whom listened to a perform
nnce which was not without grievously ais3plOnt-
Ing features with a feeling that It was pam To 10
seen was quite akin 10 reverence. The ahhnd IT'D
ue to IIandc's genius and The pastoral id!i winch
forms poetic tender al episode IN tho tory of
the christian religion i, Lcauti.u tradition Which IL
would be d great misfortune to disturb We 'ouid
wish, however, that icNc.cnce for the WORK. or
the things which II celebrates, might stop just iie
short OF that extremity Ia HIGH Il . allied with lidif-
ference The cLssacte. Of the gesioiiHdnee M1y
Of he Geic,ts IN 5os.eldays interpretation, 'ipei-
isi,caliy ca.A 4dD!c rehearsal, Nil PROBABLY hot
be apparent TO night, "heh me 'hOT VIII De larger
the atnOs pAclo better AMI cane bcgoen o. tAl"ioo
viii present soL.o OF The mishaps which Wcic 'o 10
oyorc udencc or indifference. i becms TO Ia, HOW
ever. If the time were come ior another s3e vi
performing IlanacIo than tho prev aline per-
.uuctOry
Anon. some adlIeient, of the modern 'hOol
OF music there - unin.aDlo a.cctation "A.ch
I.on,ts tAlin 10 looA Town upon al tho music II
Tic Messiah - ~.d iaAicI do. u.inicsc,ihs. III,
Is d which rclects Atic ,cd.t Oh ,,e hho".cGse
an. discrimination OF those Who hold Il, ia u has
becn cultivated - thc Lufiy sturdy sy.e 40 mica $40
chOruscs and solos in Tho 1Ninc wOrA ale ienr any
roolcd off, with incia,tlc time beat, and 'tA. 'oO.-
los, o. hypC d.cctcu defamation lAc.c - 80 .ofS
ia tho current .cuolo.y !or which more might BE .,.o
by careful study % the POSSIBILITIES OF the s"O.r nd
tho Incubation OF .JGnd Vuucpic, O .ht" -i.Da
than the great CHI .oii1n Cratyi.O. Ihr ".'''.-"eS
of The pa lie 10 bc moved Is Efforts al tNIc,s. "a
the choruse5 +, ldenccd year after !'a ~! IL.
pausc which follows the utterly un.ua'lN led
I'm. OF Tor G.ao rs i enid {, born" as Il al, .oy-
f.tI 4 ~. a.. g. ! "a IA [
needs be communicated Ia ali ,,AdciVnc. 4hc !os-
siahr IS no. oAls source Of artistic and I".-pl'
lc..cshA.cnl 10 many tJUi, cFcry ye.i--t J. $50 4
money winner. and VIC wish tha. Some one would
In our aL..4. Performance GU oI iIc idt - ""eh
fl has moved lon. IAc worn deserves Il. AID Don-
= toward 1T IT,! an'.s H. AnOns ;h' Hia" 'cAs
IA yesterday performance, .or wA.cn 40 'De 80 20
blame, probably we assume Il Vas iesui o. iAo
Mcathell was IA. ..cnCe Of lie ora .H.s tOoc 81
the choruses 80 The ioUuda. ion iOA.s On which a.
a.o wont lc,t. and IA the sccco ccai1N. t"mRLcd
tho use OF Liauoio.fe, which 'ouhGcd uhpc4sAli!y
Thin, Icing placed IN the Tinss. The rho4a, ,rus-
sled b.ascy. I'D ia oAo Instance ".aiciy lie haiA
Borne odr Cne.s7 did me work, Out And lie shan
Puffy ana IA, Yoke j, Ea,y" went 'e.y ba'.y IN
iced
Inc rest of tho Icrfunctory order Mad
anne Fursrh lad AMI Miss Ccluuis ,ro"old DIVIDED
the soprano soo,. the latter singing the o' a'oa'
and TWO airs Of the Gst part and the former n-a5
chief rGou 1uj Winning her greatest success Use,
with kn.N that Ms EcGccmcr IIscih' bliss 'i.S-
void san. ne lcctaiiNt, and " Gone nio lin VIA
much lcr,o.. and tho loc.ta,ics gyms ia potion
oi her voice which /, uniform IN quality aud to"e
TN, fact added to the c-rAestn,s and GOOD pionunc.
al on. mai. her lc4Ars Ol them 49, siacio.y. 40
same pIas, Lc spoken of hct REFUSE where
the divisions tsc.ed a. # they ~cc mere TT
tell shn4cuts. adj e. c.Oscd ) their ram, III Tie ui'
Ncu.c,s OF lien voice. Madame Ing, % y Ill it> IN
ylol ed great. ia be- piOnHlcidiion and ohlN Is
10 mA,c. f.lc ,t.na uldI 10 De- inc MO>t 'Nis& io
of al. our orator ID su.rIs rhr Ats the q, am - %
which j. requisite. ard ihc sense Ot lc>erN" l"".r
which chdra. terriers ili her worn Wa rrudilt tJt
fOflns and ,Ouidruc ems Qirlns yesterday JicI ~
po>eiunes> Ol and Inc generous Voc IA i'Hl",'
with witch 81 net c.c.y demand q! tAr ,co.e Lao
hcl sn-.. url -itiuI adt ""ut a, "a - O. mug
could tuH asu .ccournS one u al" tlcafLl"ni "Arh
the musical magnificent language Of iAc loon Id
to UNDERGO ne Substitution OF NI LdWiOh .Vi I.'.r
Alyary was a wise at ON the lau ~ Mr. Iaaniu-'L
~. Iawto larIns dicadiu ZIP Ia the recitation
They Ecoutr.' hIu- with u lccln5 AidN it AL
power which chaps icN Of hs hearers had itrI.trG
him with hay 80 at h- conn and lie has uo ict
acquired ia.> esd Style Oi delivery and ha, q mildly
cA DiOsNe n.airl Of heating IA phrases which J. ID
be- rcgIcttrd. lat De Las me vocal uacIldl. GHd D.,
phrasin NJ and ,Vccuiiou of EYA valley 80, Iinlg-
ale. Mr. lie Irlch did not seem To lie IN D., 1t
mood yes crO though. a always b" disclose TO
artist. while AIS. Anderson SANG thc rDnfldiO aIli
with voice Of creu and tue quality, II with mo
Miss Gertrude dHand' Of Boston, viii .,ns TIE con
fral IA